• Elected as 3rd President in 1800 and again in 1804• Vice Presidents were Aaron Burr and

George Clinton

• In 1800, control of the central gov’t shifted from the Federalists to the Republicans.

• This proved that a change in power in the government could happen without war and

bloodshed!! It was a Bloodless Revolution!!

Marbury vs. Madison• “Midnight Judge” John Adams appoints

William Marbury as Justice of the Peace on his last night as president.

• James Madison(new Sec of State) refused to give him his commission(official papers)

Marbury vs. Madison

• Marbury tries to get the Supreme Court to force Madison to give him the appointment because of the Judiciary Act.

• John Marshall (Chief Justice) reviewed the law and ruled that part of the Judiciary Act was unconstitutional.

• Judicial Review The Supreme Court has authority to– Interpret the Constitution and decide what it means– Stop the executive and legislative branch from doing

things that go against the Constitution

Domestic Policy: Louisiana Purchase 1803

• American farmers worried that Napoleon might

close off the port at New Orleans leaving them

with no way to get their crops to market

• Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to make

an offer to buy New Orleans for $7.5 million

• Instead Napoleon offered to sell ALL of

Louisiana for $15 million! Super Great Deal!

• Jefferson doesn’t know if the President has the

power to buy land. He decides that it is a

“treaty” and buys Louisiana Territory for $15

million

Domestic Policy: Louisiana Purchase 1803• He uses the National Bank

and gets criticized

(Alexander Hamilton)

• After much debate, the

Senate finally voted to

approve the Louisiana

Purchase treaty

– Nearly DOUBLED the

size of the United States

– More land to be

developed by American

Settlers

Lewis & Clark Expedition

• Jefferson sends Lewis & Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase

• They travel on the Missouri River & go west

• Sacagawea & husband go as translators

• They reach Pacific Ocean• They bring back new

plants, animals, food, & information.

Thomas Jefferson as President: Foreign Relations• Great Britain and France are

both attacking American ships , stealing goods and capturing American sailors (IMPRESSMENT).

• 1807 Jefferson signed the Embargo Act 1807 which stopped all trade with Great Britain and France to make them stop the attacks

• The embargo only hurt American businesses and it was repealed in 1809.